A weekly digital accessibility notebook by Utku Demiryakan: personal notes, accessibility news, inspirations and in-depth articles on WCAG, EN 301 549 and the European Accessibility Act.https://accessibilitynotebook.com/enhttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/28/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/28/An "accessible" POS that announced my PIN, digital-only services in Belgium, AI agents on inaccessible sites, retiring "decorative" images, and how we wrote alt texts at Turkish Airlines.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/27/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/27/Accessibility insights from England, a visit to The Beatles Story, automated testing for the US Web Design System, and Screen Reader User Survey #11.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/26/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/26/Can I use foldable phones? Plus the iPhone Duo for left-handed users, the Digital Networks Act, and five key takeaways from SODAR 2026.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/25/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/25/How to select a meaningful sample for accessibility testing, the September 2026 WCAG 3 update, and twenty years of the CRPD.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/24/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/24/What changed in EN 301 549 version 4.1.1, plus a graphic novel about ULIS classes, Access100, and La Liga's web accessibility table.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/23/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/23/Am I disabled or a robot? CAPTCHAs in visa appointments, Estonia's 112 deadline, sign language AI, and what W3C says about CAPTCHAs.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/22/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/22/Could AI be increasing our accessibility debt? Takeaways from Deque's "From Debt To Dividend" report, plus WCAG-EM 2.0 and India's draft rules.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/21/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/21/An accessibility roundtable at Turkish Technology, the economic power of disabled consumers, Peru's accessibility law, accessible maps, and Turkey's Presidential Circular 10/2025.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/20/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/20/Museums of Istanbul and digital accessibility, movie ticket apps in India, the AIMAC checker, and why SEO is not accessibility.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/19/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/19/Summer park days in Istanbul, how the AI Omnibus weakens disability protections, UsableNet's midyear report, and New Zealand's accessibility standards bill.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/18/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/18/A toy fair in Bursa, Netflix's language search, judicial services in China, and the Norway font for the FIFA World Cup.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/17/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/17/Concerts at the Istanbul Music Festival, a French court decision under the EAA, WWDC 2026, and whether overlays help people with dyslexia.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/16/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/16/Trying FIFA's audio description app, legal action in France, the Inclusive Africa conference, email accessibility, and AI and human collaboration at Binclusive.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/15/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/15/Creating AJet's accessibility page, the W3C WAI 2026 Town Hall, screen-free school policies, and GitHub's accessibility plan.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/14/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/14/Poorly designed seat maps during a holiday rush, FIFA World Cup 2026 accessibility, easy language in Ukraine, and common seat map failures.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/13/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/13/The Istanbul Music Festival, Accessible Canada Act progress reports, sign language in Nepal's parliament, and Forza Horizon 6's accessibility support.Tue, 26 May 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/12/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/12/Is Disability Awareness Week still meaningful? Plus streaming platform accessibility in the UK, AI in accessibility testing, and the Section 504 delay.Mon, 18 May 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/11/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/11/Duolingo and gamification, India's voice-first roadmap, the EU's new disability measures, EAA notifications in the Netherlands, and the Commission's mid-term report.Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/10/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/10/Nepal's inaccessible feedback process, the FCC audible crawl rule, IKEA Finland's pilot, and the most common Windows High Contrast Mode issues.Sun, 03 May 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/9/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/9/US deadline extensions, the GAAD accessibility pledge, fonts that fail basic accessibility checks, and why this newsletter uses the Six Hands Marker typeface.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/8/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/8/A dark-music festival, PDF accessibility in Germany, AI agent skills for accessible code, and how the AJet redesign improved accessibility.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/7/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/7/The WebAIM Million, inaccessible Dutch webshops, EAA enforcement lessons from IAAP Dublin, and what the WebAIM data tells us.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/6/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/6/A weekend in Kiel, the AppleVis 2025 Report Card, government websites in Nigeria and the US, and a closer look at WCAG 3 assertions.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/5/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/5/An accessible art screening, Italy's AgID accessibility guidelines, the digital euro and financial inclusion, and accessible math in PDF.Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/4/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/4/Why more people should say "I work on digital accessibility", plus Ukraine's state website study, the upcoming RGAA 5, and US legal updates.Sun, 08 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/3/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/3/Notes from ZeroCon26, the Massachusetts accessibility strategic plan, cuts to sign language at the UN, and YouTube's lyrics paywall.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/2/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/2/Rome through the eyes of two partially sighted tourists, how long WCAG 3 might take, Korea's barrier-free kiosk mandate, and ADA Title II readiness.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/1/https://accessibilitynotebook.com/notes/1/The first issue: why this notebook exists, the Web Almanac 2025 accessibility chapter, the Sundance Film Festival, and a US debate on abusive accessibility lawsuits.Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT